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Pancake Brunch kicks off annual JDRF One Walk

Louisville's chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation hosted the JDRF Pancake Brunch to get teams signed up and fundraising plans in place.The walk has raised tens of thousands of dollars for juvenile diabetes research.

Louisville's chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation hosted the JDRF Pancake Brunch to get teams signed up and fundraising plans in place.The walk has raised tens of thousands of dollars for juvenile diabetes research.

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Updated: 7:42 PM EDT Aug 14, 2016

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WEBVTT ALS. WLKY'S EMILY MAHER WAS THERE. STEVE: SHE CAUGHT UP WITH A YOUNG GIRL WHO'S BEEN BATTLING THE DISEASE ALMOST HER ENTIRE LIFE. PANCAKE BREAKFAST A SUNDAY MORNING PANCAKE BREAKFAST WAS THE PERFECT TIME FOR REBECCA MOODY TO CATCH UP WITH FRIENDS WWW.WLKY.COM I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS. THE ALMOST 12-YEAR-OLD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE-ONE DIABETES ALMOST A DECADE AGO. WWW.WLKY.COM IT IS LIKE I HAVING COMING UP WITH IT. SUNDAY'S BRUNCH WAS A KICKOFF TO THIS YEAR'S JDRF ANNUAL ONE WALK. LOUISVILLE'S CHAPTER OF THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION HOSTED THE EVENT TO GET TEAMS SIGNED UP AND FUNDRAISING PLANS IN PLACE. IT'S ONE OF REBECCA'S FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR. REBECCA: I LOOKING FORWARD TO IT FOR MONTH. MORGAN: WHEN REBECCA WAS DIAGNOSED AT TWO-YEARS-OLD, 'TEAM REBECCA' BECAME A WAY OF LIFE. REBECCA, HER FAMILY AND ALL OF HER SUPPORTERS MAKE UP 'TEAM REBECCA'. THEY DO THE ANNUAL JDRF ONE WALK EVERY YEAR. AND THEY'VE RAISED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH. >> WE DO NOT SAY NO TO LIFE HE THE TYPE ONE. WE JUST LEARN TO JUGGLE IT ALL IN MANAGING THE LEFT AND WE CAN. AT THE END OF THE DAY IF SHE IS SMILING AND HAVE A GREAT DAY, WE HAVE DONE OUR JOB. MORGAN: AND REBECCA ISN'T LETTING DIABETES GET IN THE WAY WHEN SHE GOES ICE SKATING FOR HER BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEKEND. >> WE ARE ALL GONG TO FALL.

Pancake Brunch kicks off annual JDRF One Walk

Louisville's chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation hosted the JDRF Pancake Brunch to get teams signed up and fundraising plans in place.The walk has raised tens of thousands of dollars for juvenile diabetes research.